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City Set To Beat The Weather As Mancini Backs Tevez

20 December 2010 867 comments
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Man City have confirmed that the Eastlands clash with Everton will go ahead this evening, barring any late downturn in weather conditions.

Although temperatures had dropped to -15C in the area last night, City have stressed that the pitch is in “perfect condition” and that they are not expecting a pitch inspection prior to kick-off.
Good news for some Fantasy Managers who invested in the likes of Aleksandar Kolarov and Carlos Tevez prior to a Gameweek that has so far seen just two games played.

Tevez is set to start for City tonight but it is widely expected that he will relinquish the captaincy, with Kolo Toure restored as club skipper. Roberto Mancini’s decision is yet to be confirmed but, from his statement over the weekend, the City boss made it clear that Tevez will play a part tonight and that he is expecting the usual level of performance from the Argentine…

“Carlos is a football player and he loves football. He plays like he did when he was young, in the garden. Every day, whether in training or in an important match, he always plays the same way.”

Significant returns for Tevez tonight would change the entire complexion of the Gameweek, particularly for those who took the risk on handing the striker their Fantasy Premier League armband. Tevez could prove a major differential in what would be a key Gameweek in the Fantasy season for all the wrong reasons.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Rasping Drive
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Carlito, rescue my GW!!

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    1. Armchair Manager
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Be shocked if mancini had the balls to drop him

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  2. tosey
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    good news

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    1. DickFranDyke
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      15 points please should suffice.

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  3. McEwan
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Captain Silva! Never envisioned me saying me that!

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  4. samcro
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Big night for me tonight... Tevez (c), Kolarov, Coleman and Cahill.

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Yep me too (except for Colmeman).

      And it looks like my captaincy is going to Tevez. I'm not sure I'm happy with that as it would have went to Bent if the Citeh game didn't go ahead. A Bent in the hand is often better than a Carlos in the bush.

      If Carlos starts though I'd expect returns. Just worried Mancini might try and make a statement by benching him...

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      1. EagleinOz
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Mancini and City want to keep him at the club. If they drop him they're admitting defeat. They need to keep him happy and playing football, if he started getting dropped it'd be unlikely he'd feature again. IMO.

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  5. KDB > Henderson
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    ive got hart, toure, baines, and tevez tonight with teevez as emergency captain

    should be on for 18 points i reckon at least.

    need to keep my lead in my league, my nemeesis is breathin down my neck
    wanna get to 890 points before christmas really
    come on Tevvles!

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  6. Hybrid.power
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I would like Tevez to not play at all. Hart to concede three. Kolarav to score an own goal. Coleman to play for 1 minute and Cahill to go to the Asia cup today. Baines can score if he likes.

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  7. _Freddo
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Tonight is going to be the Super Mario show, one bad week followed by a large haul, that's him all over.

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      *if he starts

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      1. _Freddo
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Pat on the back for stating the obvious....

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  8. The Gambler.
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Gutted, was choice between him and Fernando at 9am sat, chose Fernando 🙁

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  9. KDB > Henderson
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Tevez will score tonight for sure.
    im thinkin maybe 2.

    ps: its freezin here in manchester

    -11c last night when i went to bed.
    brrrrrrrrr

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing Tevez's snood can't handle.

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    2. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      creative id.

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    3. Perthite
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      If it helps, we are probably going to have 38°C for Xmas.

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      1. Back on the horse
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        ach - it's not the same without freezing your tits off

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        1. Perthite
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          I don't have any to freeze off.

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  10. @ImpressiveTackl
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    I'm sure nobody cares but I'm currently 48th in the world out of 2.3million people.

    Hopefully Blanka from Street Fighter can improve that rank tonight.

    Forgive me for I have gloated.

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    1. Gargamel
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Great job!

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    2. Holy See
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I care.

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    3. AP
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Noice, that's impressive (and jammy).

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    4. Hybrid.power
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Well done. I am seriosuly jealous.

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    5. dA4s
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      very well done!

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  11. Bedok
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Telegraph does not have Cahill in starting 11 (but do have Pienaar). Anything to that or just poor speculation? I haven't seen news to support this and would think Cahill gets tossed into every match until he leaves at the New Year.

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    1. Gargamel
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      They know nothing that we don't know. It's pure speculation, disguised as something else because they want to sell a few more papers.

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Pure and poor speculation I would say.

      No mention of any Cahill issues anywhere and most importantly in the Team News section of this website. Unless he comes down with some virus or pulls up in the warm up he'll play. Everton absolutely need him to play because their strikers are pathetic.

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    3. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      cahill should start. i heard somewhere that pienaar is injured?

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      1. Back on the horse
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I though Pienaar was a doubt

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  12. Waldaz
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Err, will Blackpool play all these games in the summer then? This is ridiculous.

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    1. Johnny Unitas
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Totally agree, utter madness. The Premier League need to decide what to do with clubs without under soil heating going forward, maybe even help them out somehow. The fixture pile up is going to affect other clubs in a really big way next year when FA Cup, Carling Cup, Europa League and Champions League are all in full swing.

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      1. AP
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        Especially considering this freeze could last for weeks.

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Maybe the PL should force them to get undersoil heating with the big windfall they receive upon promotion.

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      2. Christina.
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Is a Heineken game in Scotland not being played behind closed doors today or tomorrow? I suppose that's not possible in Premierleague?

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        1. Back on the horse
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah good point. Surely if fixture congestion gets really bad they can play closed-door matches.

          I'd pay to see that... oh

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      3. Marknlard
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        But games are being cancelled because of the surrounding areas, not lack of undersoil heating.

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        1. Marknlard
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Unless the suggestion is for the whole town to have undersoil heating installed, in which case I apologise.

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          1. Johnny Unitas
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            15 years, 3 months ago

            Not the case with Blackpool actually, I take your point but in their case its the frozen pitch. Nothing we can do about surrounding areas at grounds I accept

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            1. Marknlard
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              15 years, 3 months ago

              The Birmingham game was called off due to a frozen pitch, so the undersoil heating didn't do them much good.

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              1. Christina.
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                15 years, 3 months ago

                Was it switched on?

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              2. Johnny Unitas
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                15 years, 3 months ago

                Last word freak!

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                1. Marknlard
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                  15 years, 3 months ago

                  🙂 I just think Blackpool take a lot of unfair stick. They have minimum stadia requirements in Scotland and it just means that clubs who only spend one season in the top flight have ridiculous white elephant stadiums that are far too costly to maintain when they drop down. So I'm not in favour of enforcing clubs to install/build when they get promoted. The charm of a small club being in the top division is that they are small.

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                  1. Johnny Unitas
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                    15 years, 3 months ago

                    I don't blame Blackpool at all, but it's a kindof a "one in, all in" situation I think, I think the Premier League will have to look at something anyway, like the Rugby is being held behind closed doors, I accept that the numbers at soccer are far bigger than rugby, and therefore more lost revenue from the gates, but, at the end of the day, it is a competition, if teams are losing out in the long run due to one club not have adequate facilities, something should be done, and I think the Premier League will need to address this.

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                2. Johnny Unitas
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                  15 years, 3 months ago

                  Oh, and MnL:

                  http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2247322,00.html

                  Not frozen pitch, Clubs can't do anything about very heavy snowfall on the day of a game, but with undersoil heating they can at least prevent a frozen pitch. That is my only point.

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              3. Granville
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                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                That's what happens when you buy your undersoil heating from Primark. 🙂

                I guess there are different grades and density of undersoil heating and it would be easy to take the cheaper opion.

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        2. Armchair Manager
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          If the game is already in doubt then obviously its down to the state of the pitch. They will probably have to play their games in a neutral venue bit of a joke at this stage.

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  13. greghammer95
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Ahhhh, that pleasant feeling when you realise you have 3 points coming of the bench. I was a bit worried for a minute with H2H opponent (Not crappy cup opponent) 8 points behind me with Coleman left, make that 11. Just no brace for him and I cement my place at the top.

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  14. AP
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    In light of Benitez getting the sack, time to dig out this old classic:

    http://www.propertycenter.tv/blog/image001.jpg

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Lol. 😀

      That never gets old!

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    2. GirlsJustWanaHaveKun
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      has it been confirmed then?

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  15. samcro
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Best keeper until the next wildcard?

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    1. Jonah
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Gordon as a budget option (after this week's trip to old Trafford), and Hart as an expensive option.

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  16. Cook Long, Brown Baker Bunn
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    I'm sure this has been discussed many times before, but what happens about captaincy for this GW if neither your selected Captain or your first Reserve plays... Does it go to the next best who has played?

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    1. The Bandit
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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      1. Cook Long, Brown Baker Bunn
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks, Come on Tevez!!!

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  17. J0E
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Just wanted to check. I have captain set to form. Will Tevez get the armband.

    Those playing for me (hopefully) are Elmander, G Cahill, Tevez, Baines, Kolorov. Tevez form is currently 5 and the best out of that lot, but is form from now or prior to Sat?

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    1. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Its form prior to the gameweek starting.

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    2. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      I think it's Form prior to the GW we are in, but Elm/Gahill did sh*t this week anyway so whoever has highest form at the moment will get it.

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      1. J0E
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        I'm fairly certain that Tevez is still the best out of that lot from last week's form. Think he had 6 or something. Without a time machine I guess I won't know until later tonight. REally need tonight to go ahead so don't want to lose my cup game 5-6 to a guy a million places behind me.

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  18. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Blimey, only just realised, gw20 starts the day after gw19 finishes, then gw21 only 3 days after gw20 and gw22 only 2 days after gw21!
    Injuries and rotation are going to be a mare! Should be good though!

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    1. Christina.
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Throw in a bit of snow and I can't wait.

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        -1. theres enough snow been thrown in already. now lets have some football.

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        1. Christina.
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Oh BTW Mihir - told you u should have bought Bent.(not that I did...)

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          1. Egg noodle
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 3 months ago

            GWs not over yet! mario will outscore bent today with a brace of goals and a hattrick of bonuses. (lol@me if he doesnt start 🙁 )

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  19. KJT123
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    if my emergency captain is on form, and it goes to Nani, but he wont play, who does it go to?

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      to another player who has the next best form...

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    2. GirlsJustWanaHaveKun
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      the pope

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  20. what what what
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    hmm I was wondering that.

    Tevez is 6.2 on Form in the data view for my Latest Points.

    I think they judge it from that.

    Does anybody know for sure?

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    1. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      that is right. new form is updated at end of gameweek.

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  21. what what what
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    the most in form player that has played ^^

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  22. Carling2K
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    am i right in saying that Fulham also doesnt have undersoil heating?

    The Telegraph tweet about Blackpool states its the only EPL ground without undersoil

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      no they have undersoil heating

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      1. Granville
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        They installed undersoil heating in the summer.

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    2. The Bandit
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Blackpool only.

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    3. Carling2K
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Just talksport talking rubbish (for a change) then this morning

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  23. what what what
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    It says: "...the price or form at the start of the gameweek are used, not the current value. You can check the values at the start of the gameweek using the data view tab on the latest points page"

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  24. BobB
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    A week is a long time in fantasy football....last Monday people couldn't ship Tevez out fast enough, now he is most people's best hope of anything out of this gameweek!!

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    1. The Bandit
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Hardly if they shipped him out! 😉

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  25. samcro
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    I need to replace Phil Jones.

    Who should I look at getting in...

    a) Onuoha (bad fixture this week but good after)
    b) Dawson (Spurs have some nice fixtures - zero rotation risk)
    c) Rafael (would be my 1st choice but worried about Fergie rotating over the xmas period)

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    1. Christina.
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      You surely don't have to replace him this week? Play COleman/Kolarov/Konchesky this week.

      Get Sun def next week.

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      1. samcro
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        I have 2 free transfers though and not many other things I want to make. I may aswell use one transfer this week or I will lose it.

        It's either Mignolet, Etherington or Jones out.

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        1. Christina.
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          Ok, look at the weather i suppose. Allready talk Livpool/BP might not happen!

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  26. Back on the horse
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Hart, Kolarov, Tevez, Coleman, Cahill!

    Ideal result, for me, I guess is City 3-0

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      1-1 ideal for me..

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    2. Granville
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      What will be interesting is to see how some of the foreigners will cope will the sub zero temperature. Namely David Silva, Balotelli and Yaya Toure.

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      1. GirlsJustWanaHaveKun
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        they will be fine in their snoods!0-0 will be good for me, I can see it happening aswell

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      2. Back on the horse
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        I think Yaya will be ok. Silva seems to run about a fair bit. Balotelli is a complete douche so could go either way.

        I guess they will all snood and glove up.

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    3. AmeliesDad
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I hope Coleman and Cahill slaughter City. Because I have exactly zero city players 🙁

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      1. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        in that case you want 1-1 goals kompany and fellaini with no assists

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      2. Bedok
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Is it correct that your FPL opponent has 4 City players (Hart, Toure, Milner & Tevez?)? Is that possible? Maybe I'm missing something.

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        1. Bedok
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          I guess it was Milner who switched teams early and the guy never made a transfer since.

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  27. Egg noodle
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    jones > rafael a no brainer then?

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    1. samcro
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'm considering it but worried about rotation over the xmas period.

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      1. Egg noodle
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        luckily i'll have good alternating fixtures in christmas time. so even if he misses a game, my sub defender wont be a bad one.

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    2. jimnastics
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Not a no brainer but a very good idea. When Fergie rotates Rafeal, he invariably leaves him on the bench. Only once this season has he brought him on for a 4 minute 1 pointer, first game of the season. So as long as your bench defenders are at least playing, it could be a great shout.

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  28. jimnastics
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Can you imagine what a red card for Tevex would do? It would be awesome... so many people with -pts for their skipper. I can see it happening as well, with what's happened and the fact that Phil Neville and the boys will get stuck right in.

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    1. The Bandit
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Nothing personal, but shut the fcuk up!! 😉

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    2. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      ban this blasphemous fool 😆

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    3. samcro
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'm not sure how you can seeing it happening seeing as he has never been sent off in professional club football.

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  29. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    congratulations on the award guys.

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    1. Johnny Unitas
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      congratulations on your Gravatar

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  30. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    do we think seamus o'coleman is gonna play??

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    1. Egg noodle
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      one of the tweets said that coleman would be rested or smmin.

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      1. Christina.
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        In Jan When possible loan signings(eg Donavan) arrive.

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        1. Egg noodle
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          cheers, i hadnt bothered reading the article.

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        2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          so he will play?

          is donovan coming back then?

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    2. Christina.
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Yes. Eat your spinach.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Cow pie!

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      2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        spinach?

        you muppet!!

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    3. Armchair Manager
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah but moyes suggests he will be rested over the xmas period at some stage

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